Join host Mike Chmielewski and his guests, Aimee Young, Farm Manager from the Matanuska Experiment Farm and Extension Center, and Samantha Blumenkonig, 4-H Program Coordinator for the farm. Listen in as they discuss the Mat-Su Experiment Farm’s participation in the 2026 State Fair.
The Matanuska Experiment Farm is a working research farm serving Southcentral Alaska. It has 260 acres of cultivated land and 800 acres of forestland for research or demonstration purposes, including barns, feed storage facilities and pastureland. The experiment farm has a complete complement of farm equipment to produce and harvest grain, forage (hay and silage) and other crops. There are also field and laboratory facilities for research on soils, plants and livestock.
Image Credit: FFA/4H of Alaska